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The Reading / Listening - Level 4

It is no surprise that girls do more unpaid housework than boys. They do 40 per cent more, which is 160 million more hours every day. In some countries, this figure is a lot higher. A report from UNICEF highlights this gap. UNICEF said girls lose important chances to learn, grow and enjoy their childhood. It added that this inequality among children means gender stereotypes continue and women and girls end up doing more work across generations.

Most work done by girls is very physical. Most girls cook, clean, collect firewood or water and care for children and elderly relatives. In Somalia, girls spend 26 hours a week on household chores. The report is part of the UN's International Day of the Girl Child on October 11. UNICEF said that knowing the challenges girls face is the first important step towards gender equality, "and breaking down barriers that confront the world's 1.1 billion girls".

Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice, drag and drop activities, crosswords, hangman, flash cards, matching activities and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

girls do more

In some countries, this figure

A report from UNICEF

girls lose important chances

grow and enjoy their

inequality

gender stereotypes

doing more work across

highlights this gap

childhood

continue

is a lot higher

unpaid housework

generations

to learn

among children

Paragraph 2

Most work done by girls is

collect

care for children and

girls spend 26 hours a week

International Day of

knowing the challenges girls

the first important step

breaking down

face

on household chores

barriers

firewood

elderly relatives

towards gender equality

very physical

the Girl Child

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

It (1) ___________________ girls do more unpaid housework than boys. They do 40 per cent more, which is 160 million (2) ___________________ day. In some countries, this figure (3) ___________________. A report from UNICEF highlights this gap. UNICEF said girls lose (4) ___________________ to learn, grow and enjoy their childhood. It (5) ___________________ inequality among children means gender stereotypes continue and women and girls (6) ___________________ more work across generations.

Most work done by girls (7) ___________________. Most girls cook, clean, collect firewood or water (8) ___________________ children and elderly relatives. In Somalia, girls spend 26 hours a week on household chores. The (9) ___________________ the UN's International Day of the Girl Child on October 11. UNICEF said that knowing (10) ___________________ girls face is the first important step towards (11) ___________________, "and breaking down barriers (12) ___________________ the world's 1.1 billion girls".

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

(i) ________________

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Free writing

Write about this topic for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.